William A. Sahlman - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Jun 2003
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Campaign News

Jr. (MBA ’56), and Dean Clark. Connell House On April 30, members of the HBS community gathered for the dedication of Connell House. The building (formerly named Fowler) honors the late William F. Connell (MBA ’63), a visionary leader... View Details

01 Sep 2016
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Making Progress on Strategic Priorities

for reentering the workforce. “Our goal is to help graduating MBAs get ready for the next chapter in their adventures, and remind them of the many bridges they have back to HBS.” Kristin Williams Mugford, Melvin Tukman Senior Lecturer of... View Details

01 Apr 2002
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Career Transitions, Continuing Education Focus of Washington, D.C., Club

(18th PMD), noting that "the club depends on a solid core team of people." As part of the club's ongoing effort to expand its social enterprise agenda, Melissa T. Williams (MBA '95) and Ernest A. Blackwelder... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Dec 2006
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Green as Gold

though, and you’ll find that Hamilton has been renewed by a marriage of technology and environmental sustainability. “Basically, the only thing we kept was the building’s exterior shell,” says Jason Carlson, project manager for contractor View Details

Keywords: Paul Massari; Specialty Trade Contractors; Construction

30 Sep 2014
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Life Lessons on the Open Seas

to the program’s success, including learning how to think outside the box to solve complex problems, as well as developing strategies for marrying the for-profit and not-for-profit worlds. He cites Professor William Sahlman's principles... View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken

15 Jan 2015
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Asia Alumni Connect Around a ‘Vision’ for the New HBS

two opportunities to participate in regional HBS Campaign events. On January 9 at the Peninsula Shanghai, more than 125 alumni heard remarks by Dean Nohria, Professor Benjamin C. Esty, Campaign Managing Director Cahill, Global Leaders Circle member View Details

17 Apr 2015
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A Driving Force for a Sustainable World

comprised only a fifth of the entire student body (at 22 years old, she was also one of the youngest). “Because there were so few of us, it was easier to catch the attention of whichever professor, to have the chance to speak when we raised our hand,” she says. In her... View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken; Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles; Finance; Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation; Transportation

08 Feb 2016
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Alumni in Mexico City Connect Around a ‘Vision’ for the New HBS

150 from Mexico, Latin America, and the Caribbean region to reconnect with classmates and meet other alumni in the region, as well as with HBS faculty members and administrators. The evening featured remarks by Dean Nitin Nohria; Professor View Details

01 Dec 2000
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The Rites of Autumn

Leader executive program. William E. Pike (MBA 1960) took in the fabulous fall weather. In a Saturday session, members of the Class of 1955 enjoyed sharing stories about what they have done since retirement. HBS associate professor... View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

07 Oct 2014
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Network Effect

philanthropy, organized by Professor William Sahlman. He and Armour have also attended several conferences on the HBS campus devoted to nonprofits working to fight specific diseases. Attendees come away with new ideas, information, and a... View Details

Keywords: Linda Kush

01 Apr 2002
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University Elections

Pilkington & Ward LLP. New York, NY. Frances D. Fergusson, MA ’66, Ph.D. ’73; BA ’65, Wellesley College. President, Vassar College. Poughkeepsie, NY. William F. Lee, AB ’72; JD ’76, Cornell Law School; MBA ’76, Cornell University.... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Government

01 Sep 2003
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Books

Experimentation Matters by Stefan H. Thomke Becoming a Manager (second edition) by Linda A. Hill What Really Works by William Joyce, Nitin Nohria, and Bruce Roberson The Innovator’s Solution by Clayton M.... View Details

Keywords: Deborah E. Blagg; Margie Kelley; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Sep 2013
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Leading the Way

pushing forward to improve the world we live in. I'm honored to be working with Nitin and the School's great leadership team—including Ralph James (MBA 1982) and Professors Rob Kaplan (MBA 1983) and Bill Sahlman (MBA 1975, PhDBE 1982)—to... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Personal Services

04 Aug 2015
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Brazil Alumni Connect Around a ‘Vision’ for the New HBS

alumni in the region, as well as with HBS faculty members and administrators. The evening featured remarks by Dean Nitin Nohria, Professor William A. Sahlman, Senior Associate Dean for External Relations and... View Details

15 Nov 2020
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Podcasts Engage New Audiences with HBS

Sahlman discusses how Khan Academy, a global online education nonprofit, strives to balance founder Sal Khan’s (MBA 2003) vision with the need to focus and scale. Prediction: How AI Will Affect Business, Work, and Life Bill Kerr speaks... View Details

24 Feb 2015
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Florida Alumni Connect Around a ‘Vision’ for the New HBS

alumni in the region, as well as speak with HBS faculty members and administrators. The evening featured remarks by Dean Nitin Nohria, Professors Rosabeth Moss Kanter and William A. Sahlman, 2013 Alumni... View Details

01 Dec 2022
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Program Catalyzes New Streams of Research

and can help uncover the racial bias in algorithms used by social media platforms, which may have coded rules that alter which faces are seen by users. A. Chyei Vinluan, Postdoctoral Fellow of Business Administration in both the... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

01 Dec 2001
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Faculty News

J. DeLong (Organizational Behavior; Entrepreneurial and Service Management) and Michael A. Wheeler (Negotiation, Organizations & Markets) have been named Professors of Management Practice. Retirements Three outstanding and long-serving... View Details

Keywords: reunions; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

02 Nov 2015
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Making Higher Ed Accessible to Africans

work, in particular the relationship between investors and management. It was that dynamic that propelled him to HBS three years later. “HBS kicked my butt,” he recalls, recalling his experiences with professors Michael Porter, Jeffry Timmins, View Details